It has been hard to keep these secrets from the community, but we're excited to announce that we will be hosting a panel at Celebration on April 17th, kicking off at 10:30AM PT, where we will debut the official reveal trailer for Star Wars Battlefront. Make sure to get to the show early to secure your seat. But that is not all... All attendees will have a chance to see gameplay behind closed doors during the show at our official booth along with a few other activities starting that Friday.

Magicka 2 - Release Date Reveal Trailer (60FPS) - movie(hx) 03:53 PM EDT - Mar,31 2015
- Post a comment To celebrate the upcoming launch of Magicka 2, which will arrive on PC and PS4 on May 26, 2015, Paradox Interactive has published a new trailer containing all-new gameplay and allegedly new ideas! The game can be pre-ordered on PC beginning today, with PS4 pre-orders starting soon, according to the alarm Paradox has set on its Night Watch. Magicka 2 will be available for $14.99 on both platforms.

Starcraft 2:Legacy of the Void beta kicks off today - briefly(hx) 03:33 PM EDT - Mar,31 2015
- Post a comment As it's often the case with Blizzard games, not everyone will be able to access the beta from the get-go, with beta keys scheduled to be sent in waves to those who have signed up on Battle.net. The Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void sign up process is pretty straightforward and you can check it out here. While you're there make sure you opt in for all the other betas as well, especially for the Overwatch one, which is set to begin sometime later this year.

As for Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void, this is the third and final chapter in the highly acclaimed sci-fi RTS trilogy. Unlike in Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm where the focus was on the Terran and Zerg, respectively, the third installment will be focused entirely on the Protoss. You can still expect to see well known characters like Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan, but the main protagonists this time around will be Zeratul and Artanis. What makes Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void a bit more special than its predecessor is the fact that this is a standalone expansion pack, so you won’t need the previous titles in order to play it.

WWE 2K15 - Path of the Warrior DLC Trailer - movie(hx) 03:27 PM EDT - Mar,31 2015
- Post a comment Path of the Warrior takes players on a journey through the legendary career of WWE Hall of Famer Ultimate Warrior and commences with his victory over WWE Legend Honky Tonk Man in record time at SummerSlam in 1988. 2K Showcase: Path of the Warrior also features historic moments with WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Sgt. Slaughter, WWE Legends Rick Rude, Randy 'Macho Man' Savage and Colonel Mustafa, as well as WWE Superstars Undertaker and Hunter Hearst Helmsley

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Operator Trailer - movie(hx) 05:33 AM EDT - Mar,31 2015
- Post a comment Today, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege will include a brand-new operator system. Operators are specialists from the world's top Special Forces units and masters in their respective fields. Each has their own unique expertise which adds a new tactical layer to the Siege experience and pushes team play even further. Players will put together these operators to create their best CTU (counter-terrorism unit) composition in order to defeat the opposing team.

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Game Maker's Toolkit - Redesigning Death - briefly(hx) 05:52 PM EDT - Mar,30 2015
- Post a comment Getting killed is getting boring. So, inspired by Bloodborne's clever twist on MMO corpse-running, let's look at some games that do more interesting things with player death - from expendable marines in Aliens to reconstructed level layouts in Spelunky.

The History Of The Uzi - In Video Games - briefly(hx) 04:07 PM EDT - Mar,30 2015
- Post a comment Uzis are, like the AK-47, a weapon built to be made cheaply and have foolproof operation. Because of this, the uzi, both in games and real-world application, started as a tool of warfare and became the face of criminal empires.

RE5 was recently updated, it stripped GFWL in favor of Steam, and finally after 6 years of waiting we get the Untold stories DLC (also known as RE5:Gold). However GFWL wasn't the only thing that was stripped, the GFWL version had a fully functioning coop mode that was easily enabled by modders:

It was so easy to enable, that many of us hoped that Capcom will officially add it to the game, but nope, they actually made an extra effort to remove it completely and even potentially lied about it.

Here is what Capcom had to say:

To clarify though, the split screen code that was ripped out from the PC build is from the console version.

As some of you may know, MT Framework is our multiplatform development tool/engine that is utilized across several platforms. The aforementioned split-screen code is an orphaned code base from the PS3/Xbox 360 SKU which simply does not work on a PC.

The crux of the issue is that the PC code base has no concept of multiple controllers. In other words, if you plugged in two Xbox controllers, RE5 has no way of figuring out which gamepad controls which character -- or what happens if one player uses a KB+M versus a gamepad. It's a difficult problem to solve since the original game's logic wasn't designed with multiple controller devices in mind.

Here is what a modder had to say:

I don't understand why you claim the code "simply does not work on a PC". As I was one of the key people who worked on the split-screen mod that enabled it on the GFWL initial release version for PCs. I can confirm that all the code is FULLY functional and it worked flawlessly for the GFWL version. We did not add anything extra to the game at all, it was simply enabled. The only problem was that the keyboard would control both characters so it was forcibly disabled. The game has no problem at all distinguishing between two controllers. Evidently the game knows to assign PAD1 to Player1, PAD2 to Player2 vise versa. Otherwise no characters would have moved at all.

CoD:Advanced Warfare-Exo Zombies Infection Trailer - movie(hx) 03:37 PM EDT - Mar,30 2015
- Post a comment Watch gameplay from Exo Zombies Infection, part two of the Exo Zombies co-op experience. After being overrun at the Atlas research facility, our four heroes must fight for survival at a Burgertown franchise. Exo Zombies stars John Malkovich, Bill Paxton, Rose McGowan, and Jon Bernthal. Get Exo Zombies Infection along with the Ascendance DLC pack on March 31st for Xbox LIVE, with other platforms to follow.

Halo Online - First Gameplay Video - movie(hx) 04:16 AM EDT - Mar,30 2015
- Post a comment Here's a 17-minute video showcasing the maps, weapons, and vehicles for Halo Online. Halo Online is a F2P title that is powered by an enhanced version of the Halo 3 engine and will coming exclusively to the PC.

You'll soon get 10TB SSDs thanks to new memory tech - SSDs and other
flash memory devices will soon get cheaper and larger thanks to big
announcements from Toshiba and Intel. Both companies revealed new "3D
NAND" memory chips that are stacked in layers to pack in more data,
unlike single-plane chips currently used. Toshiba said that it's
created the world's first 48-layer NAND, yielding a 16GB chip with
boosted speeds and reliability.

Microsoft says IE 11 will remain unchanged from Windows 8.1 - The
company has announced today that going forward, Internet Explorer 11
will not be using this new engine; it will only be for Spartan. This is
a big shift for the company as it effectively means that IE will only
be used for legacy applications, while Spartan is the path forward.

Amazon Offering Unlimited Cloud Storage for $60 Per Year - Amazon
today debuted two
new cloud storage plans that should appeal to consumers looking to
store backups of important files online. The Unlimited Everything Plan
offers an unlimited amount of online storage for photos, videos, files,
documents, movies, and music in Cloud Drive. It costs $59.99 per year.
For customers interested in spending less, Amazon is also offering an
Unlimited Photos Plan, which lets people store an infinite number of
photos in addition to 5GB of additional storage for videos, documents,
and other files. The Unlimited Photos Plan costs $11.99 per year.
Amazon is offering a free three-month trial of both plans beginning
today. Prime members and Fire device owners, who already have access to
unlimited photo storage, can choose to sign up for the Unlimited
Everything Plan to store videos and files in addition to their pictures.

Facebook confirms that the Oculus Rift will launch later this
year - At the Facebook developer's conference today in San
Francisco, the
company's CTO Mike Schroepfer indicated that the Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset could launch by the end of the year. During his
presentation at the developer's conference today, Schroepfer talked
about Facebook's focus on virtual reality and demoed a space shooter
game. The consumer version of the Oculus Rift is expected to sport an
OLED display with 1920 x 1080 Full HD or higher resolution and support
multiple platforms such as Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux.

Cyanogen raises $80 million to be the definitive third place
OS - Cyanogen, the company behind CyanogenMod, have raised $80
million from a myriad of different backers in an attempt to become the
third horseman in the smartphone operating system battle, behind Apple
and Google. The new round of investment includes partners such as
Twitter, Qualcomm, Telefonica and Rupert Murdoch, according to Re/Code.
Microsoft was poised to invest but does not appear to have made it into
this round of funding, which brings the total amount raised by Cyanogen
to $110 million.

Microsoft reveals next set of phones to receive Windows 10 - Microsoft
has expanded the list this month and revealed the next set of devices
that will receive Windows 10. According
to a post by Gabe Aul, Microsoft is in the midst of testing Windows
10 on a variety of different Lumia handsets. While there isn't an exact
date for release, there is still more than likely a week of testing
that needs to be performed in order to insure a successful build can be
pushed to the expanded list.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Lands In Carrier Stores April 10 - Samsung
today announced
the general availability details for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
The devices can be pre-ordered beginning Friday, March 27 and should
reach most carrier stores on April 10. Samsung said the black, white,
and gold models will be sold in the U.S. in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB
configurations. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and U.S.
Cellular all plan to sell the GS6 and GS6 Edge. Boost Mobile, Cricket
Wireless, and MetroPCS will only offer the Galaxy S6. In addition to
carrier stores, the two phones will be available at Samsung Experience
Shops at Best Buy, as well as Amazon, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, and
Walmart. Some carrier stores will have the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on
display beginning tomorrow, even if sales don't commence until April
10. Samsung said carriers will announce individual pricing details
later. The devices include 5.1-inch quad HD screens, 16-megapixel
cameras, fingerprint readers, and multi-standard wireless charging. In
related news, T-Mobile was the first carrier today to reveal pricing
information for its variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6
Edge. T-Mobile listed the full retail prices at $679.92 and $779.76,
respectively, for the two handsets. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge share
nearly all specs and features, but the S6 Edge has a display that's
curved on two sides. Customers can pre-order the phones beginning at
7:00 AM Pacific on March 27. The S6 will go for $0 down followed by 24
monthly payments of $28.33, while the S6 Edge will require 24 monthly
payments of $32.49. T-Mobile customers who order before April 12th can
also receive a one-year Netflix subscription at no cos

Sprint Offering Galaxy S6 and Service For $80 Per Month - Sprint
is hoping to attract customers to its network with a combined promotion that
includes the Samsung Galaxy S6 and a Sprint Unlimited Plus service plan
for $80 per month. The plan includes the 32GB GS6 for "free" after a
$20-per-month credit with a 24-month lease; unlimited talk, text, and
data; international value roaming; and annual upgrades. Customers who
want the 64GB or 128GB models can get them for $85 and $90 per month,
respectively, with the same service plan. Families interested in the
Galaxy S6 can score four of them with unlimited talk and text, and 20GB
of shared data for a total monthly price of $200 per month. Annual
upgrades would cost another $10 per line per month. Customers looking
for the Galaxy S6 Edge can snag one for $85 per month ($5 per month
after $20-per-month lease credit) with the Sprint Unlimited plan.
Customers not interested in contracts or leases can pay full price for
the Galaxy S6 ($649.99) and pair it with a Boost Mobile plan. The
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge go on sale in Sprint stores April 10, with
pre-orders beginning March 27.

Twitch user info breached, users prompted to change passwords
- Twitch
is alerting users of a possible data breach. As a result, user
information may have been accessed and the company is prompting users
to change their passwords.

Stealing Data From Computers Using Heat - A security
researchers at Ben Gurion University in Israel have found a way
to retrieve data from an air-gapped computer using only heat
emissions and a computer's built-in thermal sensors. The method would
allow attackers to surreptitiously siphon passwords or security keys
from a protected system and transmit the data to an internet-connected
system that's in close proximity and that the attackers control.

Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson Sacked by BBC - Top Gear
host Jeremy Clarkson's long-lasting and increasingly fraught
relationship with the BBC has finally run its course. After being
suspended from the U.K. public broadcaster's hit motoring series on
March 10 for reportedly throwing a punch at a producer, the BBC has now
announced its decision on the 54-year-old following an internal
investigation. It said Wednesday it
wouldn't renew his contract, which is expiring at the end of the
month. Tony Hall, the BBC Director-General, has released the
following statement regarding Jeremy Clarkson.

CD Shattering At 23,000RPM Captured At 170,000FPS! - Gav
and Dan present the SLOWEST EVER episode of the slow mo guys by
spinning a
disc at 23,000RPM and filming it shatter at a whopping 170,000
frames per second.

Girls leave hilarious video message on man's lost phone ... - The girls
discovered the phone after it had been left in a fast food
restaurant- but they had a few words to say before they handed it in. A
group of Welsh girls decided to leave a hilarious message for a man
after they discovered his phone had been left in a Chinese takeaway.

Grand Theft Auto V - 4K PC Screenshots - Rockstar
Games has released a fresh batch of high resolution
screenshots of Grand Theft Auto V on PC. Word is: "Today, we've got an
all new set of high resolution screenshots for you from the forthcoming
PC version of GTAV. Arriving on April 14th, GTAV for PC is fully
optimized to support all the latest and greatest hardware with an
abundance of PC-specific enhancements."

CABAL 2 Cloth Video - ESTsoft Inc. has unveiled the
initial entry of a four-part class
spotlight series focusing on the character classes from the
high-fantasy massively-multiplayer roleplaying game (MMORPG) CABAL 2.
CABAL 2 is the sequel of CABAL Online, which hosts nearly 30 million
users playing from more than 60 countries across the world. The game is
currently being optimized for release in the North American and
European markets and is expected to be released in Spring of 2015.

Stealth Inc. 2 Launch Date + Video - In Stealth
Inc 2 (video),
players return to the dark corridors of PTi
Industries but this time they aren't limited to test chambers - they
have full run of the facility, breaking into chambers and exploring an
open world, employing brand new equipment in a quest to save fellow
clones from human experimentation. Available now on Wii U, the game
will be available on Xbox One from Friday 3rd April, arriving on the PC
via the Humble Store on April 7th and on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3
and PlayStation Vita on April 7th (North America) and April 8th (rest
of world). The game will be priced at $14.99 on all formats - and is
Cross Buy on PlayStation.

Asteroids: Outpost - Now Available On Steam Early Access -
Atari today announced Early
Access availability for Asteroids: Outpost. The sandbox, open
world, multiplayer shooter is a reboot of the 1979 arcade classic, and
it’s definitely not what you’d expect from an Asteroids game.

Galactic Civilizations III - Beta 5 Now Available, Full Game
Releases This May - Stardock announced today that the fifth beta
build for Galactic
Civilizations III is now available, adding much-requested features to
Stardock’s epic sci-fi 4X. As the press release reads, custom faction
creation has been added, and allows players to choose from dozens of
abilities, technology focuses, and starship styles. Galactic
Civilizations III Beta 5 is available now via Steam Early Access. The
full game is scheduled to release in May 2015.

Exclusivity contract prevents Bioware from revealing Dragon
Age: Inquisition DLC release on PS4 - Bioware is unable to discuss
when the Jaws of Hakkon DLC for Dragon
Age: Inquisition will arrive on platforms other than PC and Xbox One.
According to various tweets from executive
producer Mark Darrah, due to
the exclusivity contract between EA and Microsoft, the studio is unable
to announce a release date for PlayStation 3 and PS4 - even Xbox 360.

Zelda Wii U delayed -Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda, has a message to share. Please take a look at this video.

It Took Only Six Minutes for Half of Dota 2's International Tickets to Sell Out! - After going on sale today at 10 AM Pacific, the first half of the tickets that will be available for the event were gone by 10:06, Valve has announced. Last year, it took an hour for all of the 10,000 tickets available to be gone.

Take a look at a four-player drunken horse racing game played
on one phone -Finger Derpy appears to play like "Hungry Hungry
Hippos from hell." Each player controls the left and right side of a
horse by tapping the screen. With four people tapping two fingers each
on one mobile device, chaos is all but guaranteed. It's a sweet
premise, and the local multiplayer function could help pass the
torturous long-distance car rides that await this summer vacation.
Finger Derpy launches this April.